NY Court System Proposes Permissive AI Policy for Attorneys

Jan. 8, 2026, 7:53 PM UTC

Judges should allow AI use by lawyers preparing court papers because existing rules are robust enough to handle concerns about hallucinations introducing fictitious citations to filings, a New York court system advisory committee’s annual report says.

“The best way to combat AI-generated hallucinations in court filings is not through the imposition of a ban on AI use or a disclosure requirement, but rather through a certification, implicit in the act of signing the paper, that the paper does not contain any false or fictitious material” something already required, the 40-plus member New York State Unified Court System’s AI advisory committee ...

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